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This Doubletop opportunity reminds me of Mount Croydon, Sullivan County’s high point in NH. Croydon lies within a private game reserve...

Well, accordingly to what I have read, this is true. One pound on your feet translates to about 5 pounds on your back. This puts more...

Yeah, thought the same thing about this thread when I read kwelch’s NETC report in which “cutting the corner” on the way back to Jewell...

There was a detailed trail report from today, posted by Borealis (Kyle Welch) on NETC. In part, it says: "Snowshoes door to door. As in...

Nice excerpt. The entire book most worthy of a read, and probably her latest book also, which I have not yet read. I first met John...

I have mixed feelings about this. Of course, I have no ill feelings toward the USFS. But volunteering potentially takes our Federal Govt...

Here is the article. Help support our friends at the USFS by volunteering in any way that you can, if you are not doing so already. They...

I have no idea what your last sentence means, which seems like a random word scramble to me.

That avalanche gully is still there although it is beginning to grow in with veg on the sides. Still need to traverse with care...

I remember many years ago an avalanche swept a large part of the ravine and there were trees piled up below. The trail traversed upward...

Another fine video! Well done, Seth. I felt like I was reliving one of my own winter ascents of Wildcat A in similar snow conditions...

Got together with some buddies for two nights at Carter Notch over President's Day weekend. It worked out perfectly, hiking in around...

I was always cautious at the bottom but for some reason the very top slope above the ice never seemed like a potential problem. But I...

Damn. Saw “Lost” yesterday (only person in the theater) and am quite sure I’ve never been brought to tears so many times during a...

Oops, sorry, thanks, yes, Losing the Garden.